jehan congost
Jehan Congost is a weak and ineffectual man. He is attached to the household of Raymond-Roger Trencavel, Viscount of Carcassonne, Béziers and Albi as escrivan – scribe.
In this capacity he attends meetings between Trencavel and his most trusted servants and vassal lords, including Trencavel's intendant – steward – Bertrand Pelletier.
When Congost is not required to work in his lord's service, he is employed writing out documents, letters and messages for illiterate customers.
Because of these two occupations, Congost is often aware of sensitive, confidential information.
Jehan Congost is married to Oriane Pelletier, Bertrand Pelletier's elder daughter.
Oriane is voluptuous, dark and full of charm. She makes alliances through promise of sexual favours and is happy to play a double hand. She has many lovers, including her Guilhem du Mas – the husband of her younger sister Alaïs. He is well aware that his wife despises him.
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Alice Tanner
DR ALICE TANNER (1976 – )Alice is a strong, brave and fiercely independent woman.She was born and bred in Chichester, in West Sussex, a city twinned with Chartres in northern France and Ravenna in northern Italy. Her parents died in a car accident in 1994...
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Alaïs Du Mas
ALAÏS DU MAS (PELLETIER) (1193-1244)Alaïs is the second daughter of Bertrand and Marguerite Pelletier. Born in Carcassonne in 1193, she was a frail child and, at first, not expected to survive. Her older sister Oriane is much more robust. But, although qu...
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Paul Authié
PAUL AUTHIÉ (1965 – )Born in Montauban, Paul Authié is an unscrupulous, ruthless lawyer who, bankrolled by his estranged wifes money and helped by his membership of the Noublesso Véritable, has built a formidable reputation in Carcassonne as an anti-immig...
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Bertrand Pelletier
BERTRAND PELLETIER (1157-1209)At the beginning of Labyrinth in 1209, Bertrand Pelletier is a relatively old man by medieval standards. He has been Intendant – steward – of the Trencavel household since 1191. He lives with his two daughters in the Château ...
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Jehan Congost
JEHAN CONGOST (1172 – 1209)Jehan Congost is a weak and ineffectual man. He is attached to the household of Raymond-Roger Trencavel, Viscount of Carcassonne, Béziers and Albi as escrivan – scribe.In this capacity he attends meetings between Trencavel and h...
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Esclarmonde De Servian
ESCLARMONDE DE SERVIAN (1149 – ? 1213)The name Esclarmonde has two possible interpretations. Firstly, éclair du monde could mean ‘light of the world.However, éclair doesnt just mean ‘light – it also means ‘lightning.Esclarmonde de Servian is a Cathar beli...
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Guy Devreux
GUY DEVREUX (1179 – 1240)A northern lord, with lands in Evreux in Brittany, Evreux is a cruel, unscrupulous man, obsessed with discovering the secret of the Grail. In spirit, he is the forerunner of Himmlers Nazi Grail hunters at Wewelsburg.He first hears...
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Guilhem Du Mas
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Marie-cécile De Loradore
MARIE-CÉCILE DE LORADORE (1975 – )Beautiful, elegant, highly intelligent and influential, Marie-Cécile de lOradore is a woman without a conscience.A highly successful businesswoman and dealer in antiques, Marie-Cécile took over as head of the de lOradore ...
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Sajhë De Servian
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Will Franklin
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